GCSE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Wednesday 17 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/1.
• Answer one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 64.
• AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition
to 30 marks for answering the question. AO4 assesses the following skills: use a range of
vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and
punctuation.
• There are 30 marks for Section B.
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SECTION A
Shakespeare Question Page
Macbeth 1 4–5
Romeo and Juliet 2 6
The Tempest 3 8–9
The Merchant of Venice 4 10–11
Much Ado About Nothing 5 12
Julius Caesar 6 13
SECTION B
The 19th-century novel Question Page
Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll 7 14–15
and Mr. Hyde
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol 8 16–17
Charles Dickens Great Expectations 9 18–19
Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre 10 20
Mary Shelley Frankenstein 11 22–23
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice 12 24–25
Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four 13 26–27
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IB/M/Jun23/8702/1
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Paper 1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Wednesday 17 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 16-page answer book.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/1.
• Answer one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 64.
• AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition
to 30 marks for answering the question. AO4 assesses the following skills: use a range of
vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and
punctuation.
• There are 30 marks for Section B.
IB/M/Jun23/E8 8702/1
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There are no questions printed on this page
IB/M/Jun23/8702/1
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SECTION A
Shakespeare Question Page
Macbeth 1 4–5
Romeo and Juliet 2 6
The Tempest 3 8–9
The Merchant of Venice 4 10–11
Much Ado About Nothing 5 12
Julius Caesar 6 13
SECTION B
The 19th-century novel Question Page
Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll 7 14–15
and Mr. Hyde
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol 8 16–17
Charles Dickens Great Expectations 9 18–19
Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre 10 20
Mary Shelley Frankenstein 11 22–23
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice 12 24–25
Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four 13 26–27
Turn over for Section A
Turn over ►
IB/M/Jun23/8702/1
